Rugby Road
[1] In addition to its social role, Rugby Road is also home to a variety of institutions and well known structures with a wide range of uses and purposes.
University alumni play an important role in the operation of Madison House by donating money to support the programs.
The Masters and Fellows of Madison Hall grew rapidly; in order to sustain their group they sold their property to the University.
The programs run through Madison House include Adopt-a-Grandparent, Animals and Environment, Athletics, Big Sibling, Bridging the Gap, Cavs in the Classroom, Day Care, English as a Second Language, HELP Line, Holiday Sharing, Hoos Against Hunger and Homelessness, Housing Improvement Program, Medical Services, Migrant Aid, Outreach Services, PLAY, Recreational Therapy, Tutoring, and Youth Mentoring.
This award celebrates the success of the volunteers and spotlights the impact that various individuals, groups, businesses and families have made in their communities.
Originally owned by YMCA in 1895, Mad Bowl initially hosted five tennis courts; in 1914 a track with banked corners was added.
During that year's celebration, a gas main ruptured on Grady Street and, while no one was seriously hurt, the rising likelihood of a serious public disaster forced the cancellation of the event from that time forward.
[2] In 2006, the University and the city of Charlottesville teamed up to dig up Mad Bowl and replace utility lines, install drainage and add new surfacing.
For years, runoff from Fayerweather and Madison Halls collected on the field, giving it the nickname "Mud Bowl."
In 1983 the University's Board of Visitors decided to address the deteriorating conditions of many fraternity and sorority houses on Rugby Road.
The Historic Renovation Corporation is still operating today, and is currently providing property management services to the alumni owners of eleven Rugby Road houses.
[4] Carr's Hill sits at the corner of Rugby Road and University Avenue, facing Mad Bowl to the southeast and the Rotunda to the southwest.
[6] In the years of the Civil War, Carr's Hill served as a drill field and as a site for the Confederate flag, which briefly flew above the Rotunda itself.
[10] The house was designed by McKim, Mead, and White, the team of architects responsible for the buildings on the South Lawn (Rouss, Cocke, and Old Cabell Hall) and the rebuilding of the Rotunda.
The bridge was a part of a citywide paving and improvement project to prepare Charlottesville area streets for the automobile.
Since then, the city has gradually ceded more freedom to students, and messages concerning everything from gay rights to violence against women, career services announcements, memorials for deaths in the community, and fraternity and sorority events have appeared.
In August 2005, however, students reported that offensive images and words were painted on the bridge, and University President John T. Casteen III asked the FBI's Civil Rights Unit to investigate the incident for racial implications.
The piece, the second peel-off in the past 13 years, was so heavy that it had to be cut in half before being hauled away by Facilities Management workers.
